Kinesio® Taping Advanced Techniques andClinical ReasoningThis one-day course offers a brief review of the basic taping and assessment concepts learned in the first two days of the course. Advanced taping techniques and assessments are presented as lecture tutorials to introduce step-by-step applications for chronic edema, scar and fascial management, nerve taping as well as acute and chronic pain management. Participants will be offered ample lab time to practice each advanced technique guided by the assessment flowchart for clinical decision making. Case studies are presented for designing a clinically relevant application within a treatment program guided by the instructor. Case studies are then introduced for small groups of students to practice the variety of assessment techniques and advanced taping applications.

Course Outcomes:

Identify and list three indications, four precautions and four contraindications for applying tape for multiple conditions. (Cognitive Domain)

Identify the six major physiological systems that are affected by tape. (Cognitive Domain)

As a novice taper, design an individualized treatment program from acute through the rehabilitation stages using tape as a modality. (Cognitive Domain)

Demonstrate the basic understanding and competence in manual direction assessments (tissue and muscle) and six screening assessments (Psychomotor Domain)